You need to watch your navigating here, as there are three turn offs into Arthur's Lake. As is the norm for us, we took the first one and soon realised that a "U Turn" was needed! Bob's middle names by the way are "U Turn" and Hav-a-chat"! Pumphouse is the middle one and you only go in about a kilometre. Please don't be disappointed view wise when you first arrive as you are "confronted" with a hydro pumphouse. The real beauty is hidden just around the corner. The campsite proper is the first turn off to the left and it is certainly not clearly marked. One can easily get confused at this point as it has a large sign "No Camping"! However you leave all this behind you in a few hundred metres and the campsite itself is very, very pretty. The only blot on the scene are the dreaded high tension wires, but we understand the necessity of these.

If nothing else we try to keep this site very honest and "real life" so the nastiest picture is shown below. There are large overhead wires around the campsite, but these don't intrude into the camping area itself. Besides, the site and all the facilities are really top class. The amenities here are excellent considering the low price of $3.30 PPPN. Have a look at the shower photo. We found it hard to believe we were staying virtually in a bush camp, yet here we were provided with absolutely spotless amenities that really were impossible to fault. Now the showers all work on a wood fire and there is something magic in seeing the smoke wisp skywards from the amenities block. The building just fits the setting perfectly as they are beautifully made from logs all with natural finish.

This is an exceptionally social camp. We loved the way all the BBQs are grouped and meal time is a real delight. There is a resident very hard working caretaker - extremely friendly too. All sites have a nice fireplace and yes folks wood is supplied free. The interaction between all the campers was lovely - everyone comparing notes where they had been and where they were going. Our visit was before the 2004 CMCA Quercus Park rally so there was also the anticipation of the forthcoming rally. This is one of the most wonderful things about camping - the new friends you make and the information you share.